Crate having lifting means



Patented June 14, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CRATE HAVING LIFTING MEANS Claire A. Connolly, Detroit, Mich., assignor to the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture Application January 24, 1947, Serial No. 724,217 3 Claims. (Cl. 217-36) (Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as amended April 30, 1928; 370 0. G. 757) 2 This application is made under the act of Figure 3 shows a further modification of a March 3, 1883, as amended by the act of April notch 21 and plate 28. 30, 1928, and the invention herein described, if In Figure 4, the structure is generally similar patented, may be manufactured and used by or to Figure 3, except that the notch and plate are for the Government of the United States of 5 located below the top of the structure.

America for governmental purposes Without the In Figure 5, the notch and plate are located payment to me of any royalty thereon. at the upper corner, and are slightly modified This invention relates to packaging, and in over the forms shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

particular to a rectangular wooden crate which In Figure 6, the notch and plate are modified is provided with hooks on the corners for the and are also located at the corner.

purpose of receiving ropes or the like for lifting In Figure 7, the notch and plate are also located the crate. at the upper corner, and correspond closely to In general, according to the invention, a the showing of Figure 6. In this case, however, rectangular-shaped reinforced wooden structure the downwardly projecting tit 40 is an integral designed for packaging heavy articles is provided portion of the plate. with a notch at each upright edge, the notch In Figure 8, the notch and plate are located being reinforced with a metallic plate fitted and at the bottom corner, the tit being similar to the secured to the structure at the edge and having form shown in Figure '7.

a downwardly projecting tit located in the notch In Figure 9, the structure is generally similar with clearance spaced below the tit, thus to proto that shown in Figure 4, except for a slight vide a hook for receiving a rope for lifting the modification of the notch and plate.

crate. The arrangement is such that the plate In Figure 10, the structure is generally similar has no outwardly projecting portions, and very to that of Figure 5, except for a slight modificalittle material is cut away from the crate in protion of the notch and plate.

viding the notch. Thus, a crate provided with Having thus described the invention, what is the plates takes no more room than one without claimed is:

them, and very little strength is lost due to the 1. A packaging crate comprising a rectangularnotching. shaped, reinforced, wooden structure provided at For a more detailed description of the inveneach upright edge with a notch and with a tion, reference may be had to the accompanying metallic plate fitted and secured to the edge and dr n Wh ch igures 1 to 10, inclusive, each having a portion mating with the notch, said plate shows an edge of the crate with various modificahaving no outwardly projecting portions and havtions. ing a downwardly projecting tit located in the R ferrin to Figure 1, n upp c r r f th notch with clearance space below the tit thus crate is shown, the crate comprising a wooden to provide a hook for receiving a rope to lift the structure provided with sides II and I2 and a rate, t p l3 se d o reinforcing pi ces 1 6 a d 2. The crate as defined in claim 1, wherein the The structur t s a esc e is o o v notch and plate are located below the top of the tional design. A notch l8 is cut in the edge tr tur near th upp r n a d a allic plat I9 3. The crate as defined in claim 1, wherein the is fitted and s c r d to the edge in any ab e notch is near the upper corner of the structure manner, as y Screws The a i pl e s and the plate is provided with a flange overlying provided with a cut-away portion 2| mating with th t of th tr ture,

the notch l8, and has a downwardly projecting CLAIRE A. CONNOILY. tit 22 rigidly secured thereto and located in the notch to provide a hook. The plate is also pro- REFERENCES CITED vided with a flange overlying the top of the structure as illustrated. 23 illustrates a rope looped through the hook and used for lifting the crate.

The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

It is understood that each of the other edges of UNITED STATES PATENTS the crate is provided with similar devices for re- Number N D t ceiving th rope- 1,482,417 Treat Feb. 5, 1924 Figure 2 is similar to Figure 1, except that 1,485,972 Fitch Mar. 4, 1924 the notch 25 and plate 26 are slightly modified, 1,880,396 Baughman Oct. 4, 1932 as illustrated in the drawing. 

